Monica Z
- 2013
- 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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The world famous Swedish jazz singer, actress and icon Monica Zetterlund's life through stardom and hardship.The world famous Swedish jazz singer, actress and icon Monica Zetterlund's life through stardom and hardship.The world famous Swedish jazz singer, actress and icon Monica Zetterlund's life through stardom and hardship.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 8 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaThe variety show that Monica plays in the movie is a mixture of different varieties she did with Hasse Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson. The venue, China Teatern (The China Theatre) and the actor with the turban is a reference to Gula Hund (Yellow Dog) from 1964. The musicians with the red sport coats are from the 1976 variety Svea Hund and lastly the number Monica performs ("Vad en liten gumma kan gno", roughly translated "What a little [old] lady can work") is from "Glaset i Örat" (The Glass in the Ear) from 1973.
- GoofsThe movie is supposed to take place during the very first years of the 1960's. However, as Monica Z. and the band tour the country in a bus you can hear the Swedish pop group Tages performing "Ms MacBaren" from the loudspeakers. This song was actually not released until 1966.
- ConnectionsReferences Så tuktas kärleken (1955)
- SoundtracksIt Could Happen To You
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen (as Van Heusen)
Lyrics by Johnny Burke (as Burke)
Sony/ATV EMI Music Publishing AB
Performed by Edda Magnason (as Edda Magnasson)
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Too liberal with artistic freedom
Well, this film does abuse the character of Monicas father as well as others.
If one have to make evil portraits, do not use real persons names.
And, there was no bus-service from Hagfors to Stockholm, she would take the train to Karlstad, and the express-train from there to Stockholm.
I also doubt the New York episode about Negroes and blondes.
Anachronistic and filled with errors. Also have a hard believing that Hagfors did not have an automatic telephone exchange in 1960.
But the film is well played, lovely songs, nice portraits of some other personalities, it also contains full frontal nudity and nice Stockholm scenes. Why it is I gave it a 6.
If one have to make evil portraits, do not use real persons names.
And, there was no bus-service from Hagfors to Stockholm, she would take the train to Karlstad, and the express-train from there to Stockholm.
I also doubt the New York episode about Negroes and blondes.
Anachronistic and filled with errors. Also have a hard believing that Hagfors did not have an automatic telephone exchange in 1960.
But the film is well played, lovely songs, nice portraits of some other personalities, it also contains full frontal nudity and nice Stockholm scenes. Why it is I gave it a 6.
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- Perald
- Jun 8, 2014
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- Waltz for Monica
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- $9,004,094
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